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Posted in thread: Can I use GT'S to start a SCOBY? on 09-13-2013 at 11:56 PMMy first Scoby I grew from a bottle of GT's original flavor (I don't recall if it was
enlightened or not) and after I grew the mother for about 3 weeks I was able to brew 'bucha! So
yes you can do it ...

Posted in thread: Experience with more alcoholic 'bucha? on 09-04-2013 at 07:48 PMWow, thanks for the info! I finally cracked into my experiment and it did taste/smell slightly
beery to me. But it also still sweet, which was fine, cause when I tasted it before finally
bottling it i...

Posted in thread: Experience with more alcoholic 'bucha? on 08-31-2013 at 04:13 AM@n240The bacteria does eat up the alcohol, if there is oxygen. By putting an airlock on it the
CO2 can escape (which I guess is what the yeast gives off when it turns the sugar to alcohol)
while keepi...

Posted in thread: Experience with more alcoholic 'bucha? on 08-30-2013 at 09:22 PM@orillian I wasn't trying this out on the initial kombucha batch. I just took a bottle that
would've been going thru it's 2nd fermentation (for making it fizzy) and stuck a balloon on it
with a little...

Posted in thread: Experience with more alcoholic 'bucha? on 08-29-2013 at 06:20 PMOk, so I tasted it again today and it tasted really sour, not vinegary, but just sour. Anyhow,
so I bottled it and added honey for sweetness. So I'm gonna give it a few more days and taste
it again. T...

Posted in thread: Experience with more alcoholic 'bucha? on 08-21-2013 at 08:27 PMHey guys, I am new to this site. Lately I have been trying to look up how to make a more
alcoholic 'bucha. I dont have ANY experience with brewing beer nor do I have the equipment, so
I was wondering ...